A salesperson has goods of worth Rs.12000. He sold half of the goods at a gain of 24%. At what profit per cent should he sell the remaining half of the stock so that he gets36% profit on the whole?

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Answer :

CP of goods = 12000

For 36% gain, total SP =12000 + (36/100*12000) = 16320

SP of goods worth 6000 at 24% profit

= 6000 + (24/100*6000) = 7440

Therefore, SP of remaining goods = (16320-7440) = 8880

Let the gain % for remaining goods be x. Then,

=>6000*(100+x)/100=8880

=>100+x=8880/60

x=148-100=48

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